MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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