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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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