MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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