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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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