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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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