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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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