MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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