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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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