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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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