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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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