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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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