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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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