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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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