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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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