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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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