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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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