MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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