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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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