MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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