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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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