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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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