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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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