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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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