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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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