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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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