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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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