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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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