MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also addresses 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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