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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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