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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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