MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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