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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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