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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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