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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
key 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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