MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning enable
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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