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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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