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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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