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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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