MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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