MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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