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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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