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 is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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