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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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