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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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