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
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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