MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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