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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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