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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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