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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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