MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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