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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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