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.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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