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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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