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.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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