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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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