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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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