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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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