MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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