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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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