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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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