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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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