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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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