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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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