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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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