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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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