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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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