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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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