MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates 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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