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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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