MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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