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
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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