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
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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