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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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