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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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