MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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