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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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