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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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