MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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