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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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