MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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