MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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