MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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