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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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