MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning enable
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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