MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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