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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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