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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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