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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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