MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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