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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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