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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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