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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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