MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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