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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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