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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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