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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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