MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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