MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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