MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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