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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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