MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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