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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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