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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting 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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