MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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