MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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