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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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