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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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