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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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