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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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