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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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