MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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