MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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