MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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