MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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