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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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