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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning enable
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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