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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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