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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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