MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montenegro to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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