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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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