MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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