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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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