MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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