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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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