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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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