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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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