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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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