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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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