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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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