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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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