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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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