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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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