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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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