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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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