MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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