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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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