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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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