MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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