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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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