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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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