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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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