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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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