MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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