MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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