MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
generally 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 a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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