MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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