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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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