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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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