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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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