MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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