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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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