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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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