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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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