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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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