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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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