MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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