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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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