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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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