MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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