MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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