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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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