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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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