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 is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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