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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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