MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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