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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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