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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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