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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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