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 this informative 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
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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