MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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