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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning enable
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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