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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key 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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