MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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