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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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