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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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