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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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