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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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