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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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