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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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