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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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