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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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