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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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