MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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