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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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