MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education technology enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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