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.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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