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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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