MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
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