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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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