MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
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 variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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