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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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