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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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