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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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