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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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