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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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