MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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