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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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