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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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