MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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