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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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