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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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