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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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