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.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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