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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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