MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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