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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the authoritative 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 book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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