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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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