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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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