MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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