MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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