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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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