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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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