MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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