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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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