MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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