MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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