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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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