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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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