MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
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 many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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