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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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