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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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