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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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