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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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