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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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