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.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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