MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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