MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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