MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines 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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