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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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