MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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