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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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