MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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