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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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