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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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