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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important 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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