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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important 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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