MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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