MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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