MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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