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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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