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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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