MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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