MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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