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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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