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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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