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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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