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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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