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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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