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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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