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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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