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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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