MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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