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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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