MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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