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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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