MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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