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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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