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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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