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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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