MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need 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 resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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