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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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