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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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