MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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