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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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