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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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