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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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