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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important 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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