MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies 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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