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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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