MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
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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