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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major 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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