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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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