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
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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