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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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