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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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