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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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