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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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