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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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