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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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