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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses 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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