MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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