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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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