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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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