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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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