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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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