MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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