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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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