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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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