MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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