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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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