MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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