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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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