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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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