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 is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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