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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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