MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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