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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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