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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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