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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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