MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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