MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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