MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Italy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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