MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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