MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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