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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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