MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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