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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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