MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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