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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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