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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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