MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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