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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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