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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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