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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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