MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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