MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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