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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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