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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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