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.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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