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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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