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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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