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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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