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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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