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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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