MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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