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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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