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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting 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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