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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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