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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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