MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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