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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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