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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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