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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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