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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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