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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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