MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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