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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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