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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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