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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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