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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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