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 Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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