MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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