MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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