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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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