MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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