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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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