MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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