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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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