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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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