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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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