MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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