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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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