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
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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