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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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