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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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