MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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