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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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