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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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