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 is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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