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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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