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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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