MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines 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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