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
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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