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.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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