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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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