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.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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