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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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