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.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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