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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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