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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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