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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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