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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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