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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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