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.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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