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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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