MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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