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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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