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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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