MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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