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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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