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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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