MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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