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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
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