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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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