MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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