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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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