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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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