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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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