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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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