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.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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