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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Denmark to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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