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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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