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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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