MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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