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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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