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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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