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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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