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.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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