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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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