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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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