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
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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