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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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