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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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