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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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