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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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