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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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