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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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