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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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