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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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