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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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