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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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