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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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