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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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