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.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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