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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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