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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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