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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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