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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key 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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