MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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