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
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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