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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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