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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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