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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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