MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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