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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also investigates 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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