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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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