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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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