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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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