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
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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