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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students 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 fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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