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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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