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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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