MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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