MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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