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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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