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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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