MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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