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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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