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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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