MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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