MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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