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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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