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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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