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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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