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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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