MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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