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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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