MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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