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 is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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