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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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