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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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