MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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