MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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