MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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