MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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