MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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