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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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