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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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