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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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