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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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