MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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