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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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