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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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