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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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