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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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