MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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