MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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