MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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