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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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