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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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