MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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