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.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines 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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