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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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