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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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