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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning enable
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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