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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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