MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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