MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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