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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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