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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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