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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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