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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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