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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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