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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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