MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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