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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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