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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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