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 Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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