MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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