MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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