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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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