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.
Find out more about this breathtaking 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.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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