MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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