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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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