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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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