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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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