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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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