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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key 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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