MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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