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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Laos to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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