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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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