MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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