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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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