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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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