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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major 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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