MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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