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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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