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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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