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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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