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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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