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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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