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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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